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18 Take great care, therefore, about how you listen. For to the one who has, more will be given; from the one who does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken away.”

19 The True Family of Jesus.[a] Then his mother and his brethren arrived, looking for him, but they could not get near him because of the crowd. 20 He was told, “Your mother and your brethren[b] are standing outside, and they want to see you.”

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 8:19 The true family of Jesus is made up of those who hearken to the Word. Luke places this episode as a conclusion to the texts on receiving the Gospel. Belonging to Jesus is the joy of the believer.
  2. Luke 8:20 Brethren: i.e., according to Hebrew idiom, close relatives. See note on Mt 12:46.